Of the 8 billion 816 million 400 thousand manats earmarked in Azerbaijan’s 2027 state budget for defense and national security, 3 billion 438 million 600 thousand manats will go toward the judiciary, law enforcement agencies and the prosecutor’s office.
This is set out in the draft law “On the 2027 State Budget,” Operative Information Center-OMM reports.
According to the document, the allocation is 102.3 million manats, or 3.1%, higher than in 2026 and 518.3 million manats, or 17.7%, above the 2025 execution figure.
The draft provides 15 million manats next year to fund housing and other necessary expenses for serving and reserve military personnel with at least 20 years of service. It also allocates 14.7 million manats for cash compensation to military personnel without housing who rent residential property, including reserve and retired service members.
Off-budget spending by organizations funded through the state budget’s defense and national security, judiciary, law enforcement and prosecutor’s office sections will total 443.7 million manats. Of this amount, 20.6 million manats, or 4.6%, will be for defense and national security, while 423.1 million manats, or 95.4%, will cover the judiciary, law enforcement agencies and the prosecutor’s office.
